Chapters 7 and 8 Summary

Tempe and other members of Operation Carcajou go to the Viper's clubhouse. Tempe notices all the security measures, including the fences and barriers constructed to prevent vehicles from parking next to the building. The day before at the meeting of Operation Carcajou, Quickwater had told the group that the man arrested with shooting and detonating the bomb offered to trade information in exchange for a lesser criminal charge. He promised to show police the location of the bodies of two murder victims.

The Viper clubhouse had been built by a man who made a fortune smuggling liquor into the United States during Prohibition. The Vipers purchased the house in the 1980s and added more security measures. To Tempe, it looks like the outside of a fortress.

In contrast to the exterior, Tempe is surprised by the lavish but gaudy interior. As...